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Saturday, 10 June 2017

09:34

Introduction of Blanket Covers in First AC Coaches -to ensure supply of hygienic blankets

Introduction of Blanket Covers in First AC Coaches -to ensure supply of hygienic blankets
No.144/2017-18
09-06-2017
Secunderabad
Introduction of Blanket Covers in First AC Coaches -to ensure supply of hygienic blankets
Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, General Manager, SCR advised officials to implement innovative idea of supplying blankets with covers to the passengers in order to ensure cleanliness and hygiene. As per the guidelines of the General Manager and in tune with the Railway Board directives, SCR head quarters conducted trails by supplying blankets in covers for a period of six months both at Hyderabad and Secunderabad coaching depots in Mumbai Express and in Nizamuddin Duranto Express respectively. The blankets with different coloured cover for o­nward and return journey have been supplied to the passengers. An excellent feedback has been rewarded by the passengers during trail period, 79% of the passengers indicated the new scheme as excellent and 21% marked it as very good. o­n the basis of feedback from passengers with enhanced satisfaction, the new scheme has been approved by the General Manager to implement o­n all the 1st AC coaches of trains originating from Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Accordingly, Shri Arjun Mundiya, Chief Mechanical Engineer, SCRhas launched the innovative scheme of supplying theblankets with covers to the first AC passengers in Devagiri Express at SecunderabadRailway station today i.e; o­n 9th June, 2017. Shri Amit Vardan, Divisional Railway Manager, Secunderabad formally distributed the blankets with covers at Hyderabad Railway station to the 1st AC passengers travelling in Godavari Express.
This scheme will be implemented o­n regular basis in all the trains having first AC coaches viz., Charminar Express, Mumbai Express, Telangana Express and Hyderabad-Narsapur Express leaves Hyderabad Station and Falaknuma Express, Narayanadri Express, Ajantha Express, Simhapuri Express, Secunderabad-Lokmanyatilak Duranto Express, Secunderabad-Visakhpatnam Duranto Express, Secundrabad-Hazrath Nizamuddin Duranto Express, Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express and Secunderabad-Visakhpatnamweekly superfast express originating from Secunderabad Station.

Source:SCR

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

06:39

WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCED 2 MORE PASSENGER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES Covered Blankets & Dustbins in Non-AC Coaches

2015/06
09-06-2015
Mumbai

WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCED 2 MORE PASSENGER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES Covered Blankets & Dustbins in Non-AC Coaches

‘Special News Feature’ on the occasion of “National Rail Yatri Upbhokta Pakhwada” from 26th May, 2015 to 9th June, 2015

WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCED

2 MORE PASSENGER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES 

Covered Blankets & Dustbins in Non-AC Coaches

In order to make the journey of its passengers more comfortable, Western Railway has introduced 2 more passenger friendly initiatives including covered blankets in I AC coaches of select trains. Similarly, in a new initiative dustbins have been provided in non-AC coaches i.e. General and Sleeper class. These moves will further help in providing clean and comfortable journey to the passengers.

·Covers for blankets in Rajdhani trains                                                

Rajdhani Group of Trains i.e. Rajdhani Express, August Kranti Rajdhani Express and Swarn Jayanti Rajdhani Express have been provided with covers for blankets for First AC passengers. Golden Temple Mail and Paschim Express have also been covered. This facility is now being extended to passengers of First AC coaches of other trains. It is planned to cover more trains at the earliest.

·Dustbins in non – AC coaches

Another noteworthy initiative by Western Railway for ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ is the provision of dustbins in Non - AC coaches i.e. Sleeper class and General class coaches. So far 15 General/Sleeper coaches have been provided with dustbins. It is proposed to provide more and more Non-AC coaches with dust bins.

Besides these initiatives, Western Railway has introduced on Board House Keeping Services in 23 trains while the coaches of enroute trains are cleaned at Ahmedabad and Ratlam stations.